2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Open your eyes. This election is not about YOU. [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)"Mr. Sanders is appealing in his promises: Who doesn't want tuition-free universities, single-payer health care and bigger Social Security checks? But the costs are far greater than he's acknowledging. Also, the tax increases required would make Congress keel over. Finally, the quality of his Medicare-for-all system wouldn't match today's.
"He is idealistic. But he is also unrealistic.
"Mrs. Clinton has turned dreams into laws. She has fought for the underclass, championing the causes of women and children around the world. Her grasp of foreign policy is deep including, through sorry experience, the limits of U.S. power.
"Given her resume, few people today are more qualified for the Oval Office than she is."
http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-hillary-clinton-our-choice-for-democratic-nomination-20160415-story.html